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IIRC they worked with a blog to get "leaks" of an uncharted set to LAN members. I believe it was the blog's idea, but when they reached out to lego they were 100% on board. Totally agree. I love the way they store the bloodfin.

While these specific ones were supported by enough reliable leakers to be trustworthy, it's not like lego hasn't done similar things before. It wouldn't have been out of the question.

EXACTLY! We haven't had an ARC-170 in 14 years, and it's a much more prominent clone-wars era vehicle! I don't necessarily disagree, but I still feel that regardless of whether or not it'd be as much as cad bane in a microfighter alongside the $170 justifier or something, putting a highly desirable fig in a microfighter and then releasing a full-sized version of the set shortly after is going to hurt the sales of that full-sized set fairly significantly.

But the biggest draw of both sets would be Rex. Lego knows how much he's worth, and I tell you now, if both are availible, one of those sets is NOT selling. I really don't get why people want Rex's Y-wing so bad. Beforehand I just thought it was because it was guaranteed to come with Rex, but we'll have him in a $13 set. As for the Y-wing itself, I don't get why people wouldn't rather have the standard republic coloration. We see rex's Y-wing, like, twice, and neither time in combat. I don't get why it's requested more than your standard GAR or separatist hardware. I'm not saying it's a horrible choice or something, I just legitimately don't see why it's so requested.

Thanks! I thought the same thing about the figures, but I think it'd be odd to just do another identical segment of hallway. I would have expected something like the area with the escape pod and where Leia records the message, but the figures don't match. That would have been pretty cool too, and a nice way to get a variety of main characters. It would, I hope they are updating the figure. The 2021 one really needed some darker colors, a new helmet, and a chain/hose for the gun.

That Medical Frigate is seriously impressive!

I agree- While it's one of the funniest things lego could possibly make, it is an odd choice for a flagship set. Jedi Bob's starfighter is fine because it's a standard price point. As I mentioned, I did a mock-up for what the R2-KT set could be going off the figure list (3 stormies, 3 rebels, R2-KT) and 383 piece count, alongside the "celebration" name. I try not to post my mocs here, but this is me trying to actually predict it, so I thought I'd share it (images in the spoiler):

Or with today's marvel prices, one $38 set and one $85 set.

I love Snyder cut waaaaay more than anyone reasonably should. I wasn't even familiar with it beyond "they swapped the director of justice league out which might be why the movie's bad" before the trailer for the Snyder Cut came out, but I've seen it four times. It is, in my opinion, one of the most comic-book comic book movies ever. Movies like The Dark Knight are better films, sure, but I haven't seen a superhero movie embrace the sense of mythos and scale of the comics as much as Snyder Cut. The bigger marvel movies have their moments of awe, but they use so many quips that-while entertaining- I don't feel the same sense of awe as I do in ZSJL. But point being, we still couldn't get a set based off it, as even if it's just two F-bombs and a bit of blood across 4 hours, it's still R- so no black suit superman in the fox.

This is completely accurate I've been working on a prediction set for it and that was one of the first things I did- heads for Albin Johnson, Dave Filoni, George Lucas, and some alternate heads and hair for the rebel troopers. "I don't have much time left" really makes me think this is fake. Lego's not going to Boeing him, the worst case scenario is he's sued for violating an NDA, if he signed one, or a pretty difficult suit on lego's case if he didn't, as it'd be pretty hard to prove revenue loss from the leaks (at least, that's how it works in the US, IDK about other countries). There's also no point to this message- "Please help?" Help how? I'm sure it would be scary to have lego threaten legal action- though while I do feel for the guy, it is what he signed up for- but this doesn't make sense. Why would he post this now, a good while after he went silent? What he is he hoping to accomplish? I think it's much more likely this is some idiot teenager trying to get attention, false sympathy, and/or spook kids. Not to mention, IIRC Renown's talked about some of those leaks, and he's still around.

Totally agree. Got one more for you: Imperial Army Battlepack ($19.99): Andor Combat Speeder with 2x imperial army trooper (with riot shields), 1x stormtrooper, and 1x imperial officer (black uniform) I'd also love some rebel sets. I'll throw some ideas out there, including a good few battle packs since the only figures readily availible are the rebel fleet troopers: Endor Rebel Troopers ($19.99): Stolen imperial speeder bike and a small tree trap with 1x ewok and 3x endor rebel trooper (2x with green trenchcoat prints, 1x with a tan vest print and a faceprint reminiscent of Rex, but he doesn't have printed gauntlets so he can still be used as a normal trooper). Scarif Rebel Troopers ($19.99): Bit of scarif terrain with an orange crate, palm tree, and play feature to launch out from behind some ferns similar to old ninjago sets. Comes with 4x rebel trooper (Melshi, Bastaran, Tonc, and Bistan) Sullust Rebel Troopers ($19.99): Based on Battlefront 2015. Includes an E-web on a small bit of Sullust terrain and a sliding door. Comes with 4x rebel trooper (sullust combat outfits, so the Endor helmets on the orange suits- Namir, Brand, Roach, and Gadren) Full sets: Rebel Snowspeeder ($27.99): Smaller Rebel Snowspeeder with Wedge Antilles, Wes Janson, and Colonel Derlin. Rebel Landspeeder ($34.99): Rebel Landspeeder (with the large mounted gun like in Battlefront 2017 or Legion) with 1x gonk droid and 4x rebel trooper: 1x rebel officer (tan outfit), 2x rebel soldier (Tatooine outfits with the A-wing pilot type helmets), 1x Ishi Tib jumptrooper. Ion Cannon ($59.99): Ion cannon (with interior control room) with Colonel Derlin, 2x hoth rebel trooper, R-3PO, a Rebel Captain (Micha Evon), and Rebel Comms Officer (Toyan Farr)

You guys get all the other good exclusives. Spider-Man, Helldivers, God of War, even the KOTOR remake (though I think the game has to exist to count). Let us have this one! Agreed. I hope the game'll be great, but it wouldn't mean anything for the theme.

I would unironically prefer about half of these- Young Cassian and Jyn are actually characters I'd enjoy having- Young Jyn was a child soldier for Saw and Young Cassian is more Andor content. That would be really cool of lego. I'd be willing to pay their current prices for a set if I knew that the extra bit was going to the 501st legion or cancer research instead of.... I don't really know. Clearly not quality control. Now that we know all 6, here's my ranking: (in terms of choice only, not execution, since we haven't seen all of them) 501/10: R2-KT: I'm not normally one of those "think of what it MEANS" guys, but that is an insanely good pick from that perspective. A fan created character with a heartwarming backstory. It's also a pretty solid figure choice in-universe- while not a Mara Jade, I remember her from early clone wars, and "pink R2" is a solid enough archtype for a unique but still working-in-universe figure, unlike, say, the holiday figs. 10/10: Cal Kestis- while I'm sad this seems to spell doom for future Jedi sets, Cal is a major canon character and a fan-favorite, so he was an excellent choice. He's also one of, if not the choice for my favorite star wars character, so I may be biased. (It's between him, Luke, and Wedge Antilles) 9/10: Malak- KOTOR representation is essential, and Malak has a good, imposing design that'll attract fans who didn't already know him. I might have preferred Jedi Revan so we could have the main character, but it's also some good dark-side representation since all other figs range from "hero" to "will be a hero in a few years" to "war criminal but for the good guys" 9/10: Saw- another major canon character. He's a little bit lower just because saw is in so much content these days that he could/should have been in a set for Bad Batch/Andor/Rogue One/Rebels/Fallen Order, leaving the slot open, but if they couldn't get him there, it's great to get him here. Not happy about how green he is, but there wasn't really a way around it, and I said I wouldn't rank off execution, just choice. 9/10: Fives- pretty much the exact same reasoning as Saw, I'd put him more or less exactly on par with him. The execution's better, but again, not counting that since we haven't seen some of the other figs yet. 2/10: Young Leia- I didn't mean to make the list just to dunk on this choice, but writing it all out I do legitimately think she's the only subpar choice, and she's REALLY subpar. She's not an interesting design, not remotely a fan-favorite, I really have no idea why they chose her. Some options I would have preferred include: Mara Jade, Starkiller, Joruus C'baoth, Abeloth, the Son/Father/Daughter, Rebel Friend, one of Mara's stormtroopers, Talon Karrde, Fordo, 2003 ARC trooper, 2003 Kit Fisto, 2003 Grievous, Bastila Shan, Dark Side Bastila Shan, Mission Vao, Zaalbar, Jolee Bindo, Canderous Ordo, Darth Traya, Darth Nihilus, Darth Sion, Carth Onasi, Legends Jedi Leia, Jaina Solo, Hazrim Namir, Brand, Roach, Gadren, Everi Chalis, Sana Starros, Dr. Aphra, Black Krrssantan, Triple-0, BT-1, and a lot of other characters we're unlikely to get in standard sets. Overall, unless Cal and R2-KT are really poorly made figs, I think everyone but Young Leia is an excellent choice.

It's not just a deep cut though- aside from maybe an Albin Johnson 501st legion stormtrooper, it's probably the best possible figure to recognize fan impact on the franchise. Totally agree, it's a genius choice when you consider the wider content. That's odd- I wonder what the set is. KT is an incredible choice IMO, but I agree Mara's super necessary. Though at the same time, they really have the ability to chuck her in any imperial set regardless of anniversary, if we're being honest. Edit: Ignore the first part of that, saw your later post. I unironically am having trouble thinking of a worse choice in terms of character variants with that level of screen time. That actually makes a ton of sense, it could be a set recognizing the 501st legion, rebel legion, and R2-D2 builders club. The Albin Johnson stormtrooper idea might be real! Glad to see, I totally agree. Mara would have been nice, but if the set really is a fan legions set, I'd take it over almost anything.

Yes, but they're all tiny parts of a skyline that's also an art set. It's a far cry from a modular building based on a location that's been a sticker on one set and isn't actually part of the batman canon. I believe it is indeed a D2C. It's always possible it'll be some sort of modular, but the most likely scenario is that it's a buildible bat-vehicle. I'll take my chances, we all know it'll be the tower of fate. These were almost all side builds in sets with the main build being something else, not to mention that they've gotten substantially smaller over the years and then disappeared entirely after 2017. Besides, there are plenty of actually relevant locations like Arkham that we can, should, and would get before generic buildings. If you want some generic banks/stores/etc, just buy city modulars! I'm trying to be realistic but not cynical. Worst case scenario it's some sort of poorly-constructed buildable object with no figures, and best case scenario it's something from the wider DC universe.

I wish the unrealistic set ideas to aslume jokes ratio was what it is in your comment. The fact that Luigi's pizzaria was unironically suggested still blows my mind. To try to add something real, here's my guesses on the $200 DC set: UCS The Bat ($199.99): TDKR Batman, Catwoman UCS BTAS Batmobile ($199.99): BTAS Batman, Phantasm

I agree with the general sentiment, but this is at most like 7 sets, one of which was slotted for this year. And that's assuming Thunderbolts gets the full 3 set lineup as opposed to the equally likely scenario where we get one set and only get like a third of the team. I think X-men can squeeze in.

This is ABSOLUTELY true. Lego DC only gets ~2-4 figure-scale playsets a year now. And absolutely zero of the figure-based dioramas themes like Star Wars and Jurassic Park have, or the black-base figure-filled diorama/playsets Marvel has. @BatDeanj's post was completely accurate. I think just in general. Though it's not necessarily that it's lego's least favorite, or they don't like it, as much as it is their worst-selling of the evergreen licensed themes. That said, they've put themselves in a cycle of poor sales- low quality/bad set- poor sales. Stuff like the Batcave, that should have been an easy layup, ended up being shelfwarmers because lego was too afraid to be comic-based or invest in more prints/figs.

This is the last time I will attempt to explain this. It is rating based, not subjectively what it "was like". Batman Returns is not R, so it can get sets. All dependent on rating, I think. If Caped Cruscader is TV-PG or TV-14, it's got a good shot at sets. TV-MA- not happening. (Also, check out Firestar Toys for lego Invincible, one of the few times I've been tempted to get a custom fig.) I'm not watching this, but based on the thumbnail and title- and again, not trying to be rude, just trying to understand- how is this something that needs to be posted in the 2024 lego batman discussion thread? What does it have to do with anything?

Agreed. Anyone expecting more than 1-3 figs is being extremely optimistic anyway IMO. The new X-jet is, it's unknown whether or not the mansion is. Regardless @legoturtle, marvel's had TONS of animated shows over the last decade, this is nothing new. And the X-men already have a D2C coming, separate from the $200 D2C, which is supposed to be DC.

Eh, they've changed costumes before, they'll cover her up. No way they skip ready-made figures with how they do the budgets. There's no way that every X-men to be in a set in the past year or two isn't in the mansion.

Droideka rolling up is massive. Greatly improves my opinion of the set. Might even have to get it, since one could say it's... more than meets the eye. We can see a cloth cape on the figure, so I'm sure he means that cape is printed.

I don't think it'll be a batpod, if for no other reason than we're already getting a large-scale one this year. That said, a UCS bat-vehicle does seem more likely than a modular, and for $200, I'm not sure exactly what it would be. Maybe The Bat, or another movie batmobile. Maybe a UCS BTAS Batmobile.

I think this may be another case where we're agreeing and just saying it differently. Sure, Lego didn't do the best they could, and another figure or lower price would have been nice. But you can say that about almost every set they put out nowadays. I don't think the lightpost was a trade-off at any point or really bares any blame for any shortcomings of the set. We don't have any indications of figure count yet, but the May UCS sets tend to have two figs. The countdown may also just be for when all the sales and stuff take effect- they usually have countdowns to may 4th, black friday, etc.

I'm pretty confident this is the largest BARC we've ever had. The sidecar is consistently larger than the 2013 one! I'd guess Moff Jerjerrod or another officer, maybe someone like Janus Greejatus if they want to be more unique.